Category: Music
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John Kinsella plays and discusses his 5th Symphony, “The 1916 Poets,” and his 10th Symphony.
Of all his 11 symphonies, I regard his 5th as special — it’s always tricky to include the spoken work in a symphonic work, but Kinsella brings it off with appropriate pathos and brio.
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Composer John Kinsella plays excerpts and discusses his 3rd Symphony, “Joie de vivre.”
Before his death, John Kinsella graciously recorded a number of interviews with about his music, including all his symphonies. I was able to surprise him backstage in Dublin about the premiere of his 11th Symphony. John was one of kindest men I have ever met.
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Kenneth Woods, the conductor of the English Symphony Orchestra, joined me to play and discuss some marvelous music he has recently recorded. Ken plays music by the British composers Matthew Taylor and Philip Sawyers.
These new words by Matthew Taylor and Philip Sawyers both demonstrate the tradition we call ‘classical music’ remains vitally alive.
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Conductor Ken Woods joins me to discuss Mahler’s 9th Symphony.
Ken Woods plays and discuss excerpts from Mahler’s 9th Symphony including some from his own recording with the English Symphony Orchestra. Few pieces of music are more powerful in depicting the searching bewilderment of the early 20th Century.
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Guy Rickards plays and discusses the early symphonic works of the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius.
We discuss the amazing facility of the young Sibelius, his ability to utilize the capacities of a large orchestra. Thanks, Guy! We will be exploring all his later symphonies on future shows.
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Aretha Franklin, witness to the Gospel
Deal W. Hudson May 16, 2019 Amazing Grace is one of the greatest concert movies of all time In January 1972, Aretha Franklin travelled to Los Angeles to join her good friend Pastor James Cleveland and the Southern California Community Choir to record a gospel album. That album, entitled Amazing Grace, went on to become the…
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